Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Nilsa Cruz-Perez DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 5

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Nilsa Cruz-PerezDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 5
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Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born January 21, 1961) is an American Democratic Party politician who was sworn into office to represent the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate on December 15, 2014, to fill the vacant seat of Donald Norcross. She had previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 2010 and is the first Latina woman to serve in the Assembly.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Big Ben Community College
Attended
Temple University Overseas Division
Attended
University of Maryland (Overseas Division)
Attended
University of Puerto Rico
BA Political Science
Past Positions1 - 13 of 13
Senator
New Jersey State Senate
2014 - Current
Democratic Vice Chair
New Jersey Congressional Reapportionment Commission
2011 - 2012
Assembly Member
New Jersey State General Assembly
1995 - 2010
Deputy Majority Leader
New Jersey State General Assembly
2008 - 2010
Assistant Majority Leader
New Jersey State General Assembly
2002 - 2008
Former Member
Camden County Committee
Former Member
Camden City Committee
Director of Constituent Services
Camden County, New Jersey
Current
Community Development Specialist
Camden County Improvement Authority
1998 - 2013
Sergeant
United States Army
1981 - 1987
Director of Hispanic Affairs
Camden County, New Jersey
Former Executive Assistant
Office of Camden Mayor Arnold Webster
Former Executive Assistant to the Vice President
Cooper’s Ferry Development Association
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Member
South Jersey Eye Center Board
Current
Vice Chair
New Jersey State Democratic Committee
2015 - Current
Member
Rutgers University Board of Directors
2014 - Current
Board Member
Camden County Democratic Committee
Former Board Member
Volunteers of America
Former Board Member
Steininger Behavioral Care Services
Former Board Member
National Puerto Rican Coalition
Former Trustee
Battleship New Jersey
Member
New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission
2010 - 2011
Former Member
Camden City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Former Member
New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission
Former Member
Camden Mayor Advisory Board
Former Member
Transportation Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
Former Vice Chair
State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee, New Jersey State Senate
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